Ex Parte SPITZ et al - Page 1




           The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.           

                                                                 Paper No. 16         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                 Ex parte DONALD NORMAN SPITZ, CARL EDMOND SULLIVAN,                  
                        DAVID AMOS WARD, BENJAMIN ALAN ASKREN,                        
                         MICHAEL DAVID LATTUCA, ASHOK MURTHY,                         
                              RONALD MONROE NOWELL, JR.                               
                                and DARRIN WAYNE OLIVER                               
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                                 Appeal No. 2002-0503                                 
                              Application No. 09/089,698                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before WALTZ, KRATZ and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to            
          allow claims 1-22 and 25-31.  The rejection of the remaining                
          pending claims 32-39 has been withdrawn by the examiner.                    
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to an ink jet print cartridge            
          including a substrate holder having a specified construction                
          including sidewall fins.  Exemplary claim 1 is reproduced below.            






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